Lasalle Nursing Home
139 NINTH STREET, Jena, LA 71342
Jena, Louisiana · CMS verdict
CMS rates Lasalle Nursing Home at 5 of 5 stars overall - above-average on the federal scale, and above the Louisiana average of 2.4.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Lasalle Nursing Home in Jena, Louisiana holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 92 of 100 (grade A). The 133-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Louisiana runs a median of $7,604 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
At 133 certified beds, this facility sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 92 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 92.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Lasalle Nursing Home's larger certified-bed book
Quality ratings
Lasalle Nursing Home holds a CMS overall quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (5/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (4/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Jena, Louisiana, this facility operates 133 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 64 residents - an occupancy rate of about 48%. The facility is classified under government - hospital district ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 48% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (7 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Lasalle Nursing Home's upper-tercile stars compare to Louisiana
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Louisiana facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Louisiana state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Lasalle Nursing Home ranks in Louisiana
Among the 264 CMS-rated nursing homes in Louisiana, Lasalle Nursing Home’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 91% of them. The bars show how all Louisiana homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
25 Louisiana homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 133 |
| Residents | 64 |
| Ownership | Government - Hospital district |
| County | Lasalle |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 7 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Lasalle Nursing Home's larger facility
What is the quality rating for Lasalle Nursing Home? ▾
CMS rates Lasalle Nursing Home at 5 out of 5 stars overall. The three sub-ratings behind that number: health inspection 5/5, staffing 5/5, quality measures 4/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Louisiana? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Louisiana's median semi-private nursing home rate at $7,604 per month ($91,250 per year), with private rooms averaging $8,076 per month.
What services does Lasalle Nursing Home offer? ▾
Lasalle Nursing Home is a skilled nursing facility with 133 beds with approximately 64 current residents. It operates under government - hospital district ownership. The facility has recorded 7 deficiencies and 1 penalties in CMS inspections.
Does Lasalle Nursing Home have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Lasalle Nursing Home has multiple deficiencies (7 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Louisiana? ▾
In Louisiana, alternatives include assisted living ($5,163/mo), home health aides ($4,957/mo), and adult day care ($1,913/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Louisiana elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 195466.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.